Columbia Lions vs North Florida Ospreys Prediction, 12/28/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Columbia Lions vs North Florida Ospreys

Date: Sunday, December 28, 2025

Location: UNF Arena in Jacksonville, FL

TV: ESPN+

UNF Arena is where the North Florida Ospreys (2-10) will try to beat the Columbia Lions (9-3) on Sunday.

The Columbia Lions played California and took a loss by a score of 74-56 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Lions walked away with 19 and California totaled 13 fouls. They also made 7 of their 21 shots from distance. California finished shooting 79.2% from the charity stripe by burying 19 of their 24 attempts. Additionally, California totaled 32 rebounds (7 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't notch a block. California doled out 14 dimes and had 7 steals for the matchup. When talking about the defense, Columbia allowed the other team to shoot 42.1% from the floor on 24 of 57 shooting. They also recorded 12 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing 6 turnovers and having 5 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 27 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Lions made 6 of 12 attempts for a rate of 50.0%. Columbia ended the game with a 41.8% FG percentage (23 out of 55) and converted 4 out of their 17 three-point attempts.

Connor Igoe is a guy who was a major contributor for this game. He walked away from this one shooting 63.6% from the field and earned 1 assist. He played 22 minutes played and totaled 4 boards. He ended up scoring 16 points on 7 of 11 shooting.

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Columbia will enter this contest with a mark of 9-3 on the year. They are averaging 78.5 points per contest (161st in college hoops) while going 48.2% from the field. The Lions are hitting 37.1% on 3-pointers (102 of 275) and 71.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Columbia is collecting 43.3 rebounds per game and is sitting with 192 dimes this year, which has them ranked 147th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 14.0 times per game and as a squad are committing 16.8 personal fouls per contest.

On defense, the Lions are forcing 10.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.2 fouls. They are surrendering 30.3% on shots from downtown while they are 58th in D-1 in points per game allowed (67.3). The Lions are giving up a field goal percentage of 40.1% (289 of 720) and they concede 30.2 rebounds per game as a team. They are currently ranked 128th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 157 conceded for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the North Florida Ospreys walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 105-67 when they played Miami. When talking about cleaning up the glass, North Florida allowed Miami to grab 33 in total (7 on the offensive glass). They went 36.0% from 3-point land by connecting on 9 of 25 and ended up going 20 of 29 from the charity stripe (69.0%). The Ospreys allowed Miami to make 38 of their 67 attempts from the field which had them at 56.7% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Ospreys finished shooting 21 for 56 from the floor which had them shooting 37.5%. In regard to 3-point attempts, North Florida knocked down 11 of their 31 attempts (35.5%). They were able to make 14 of the free throw tries for a rate of 87.5%. Miami had 12 fouls for the matchup which got the Ospreys to the free throw line for a total of 16 attempts. They turned the ball over 20 times, while getting 6 steals for the contest. The Ospreys recorded 20 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 25 in this matchup.

Kamrin Oriol was important for the Ospreys in this game. He converted 8 out of 14 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 57.1%, but didn't pull down a rebound. He tallied 29 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and had 3 dimes in the matchup.

North Florida has a win-loss record of 2-10 this year. The Ospreys have committed 18.8 personal fouls per game and they hit 75.3% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 14.2 times per game (201st in the nation) and they turn it over 14.3 times per game. North Florida has accounted for 945 pts this season (78.8 per game) and they average 30.7 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Ospreys are shooting 44.0% from the field, which ranks 259th in the nation.

The Ospreys are ranked 361st in college in points per game surrendered with 90.3. They are forcing their opponents into 12.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 49.8% from the field (356th in the country). The North Florida defense allows 33.1% on three-point shots (102 of 308) and their opposition knocks down 67.6% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 18.0 dimes and 42.3 rebounds every game, which is ranked 353rd and 362nd in Division 1.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take North Florida and under the total points

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